{"id":13134,"date":"2021-09-15T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freelance.de\/blog\/?page_id=13134"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:54:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:54:18","slug":"the-future-of-freelancing-developments-and-trends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freelance.de\/blog\/the-future-of-freelancing-developments-and-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of freelancing: Developments and trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to the BMWI<\/a>, the number of self-employed freelancers has increased by 1.3 percent to a total of 1.45 million within one year (2019 to 2020). The Corona crisis has not dampened this trend, which we have been seeing for several years.
The strongest growth happened in the technical and scientific professions, to a number of about 287,000 freelancers – an increase of 2.5%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trend 1: Shortage of\nskilled workers – number of freelancers increasing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Companies, whether as service providers, in automotive,\npublic administration, manufacturing or energy sectors, are experiencing a\nshortage of skilled experts and are therefore dependent on freelancing IT\nprofessionals. Studies show that in the future companies will increasingly\nemploy freelancers as surrogates of permanent employees. The specialized\nexpertise of freelancers is one of their strongest arguments. The high demand\nwill secure their position as freelancers in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trend 2: Recruitment\n& project identification via freelancer platforms<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The redistribution from employees to freelancers will increase through platforms such as freelance.de<\/a>. The Oxford Internet Institute published its research report, where they wrote that last year, the number of projects advertised on online platforms rose by 26%, especially in the area of IT development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For companies, this type of recruitment offers a high degree\nof flexibility. They find freelancers at the very moment they need them. Even\nthough, there is no long-term cost factor that could become critical if, for\nexample, the order situation deteriorates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Searching via freelancer platforms is easy and fast for\ncompanies. There is a wide selection of freelancers, and only in rare cases do\ncosts arise through intermediary recruitment agencies. Overall, companies are\nbecoming more agile with their recruiting. This factor will become even more\nimportant in times of digitalization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same points also apply to freelancers: Access to\nprojects is made easy via Internet platforms. Finding suitable projects is\nfaster, with long-term relationships and contact building included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Trend 3: Flexibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Being flexibel is an important advantage. Both in terms of\nrecruitment and in terms of working hours and organisasing those. In many\nindustries and companies, this topic has been brought into focus in recent\nyears, with the key word being agility. 9-to-5 working hours do not fit\neveryone, and dynamic framework conditions increase satisfaction – and thus\nperformance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freelancers are already one step ahead here. In many\nprojects they can divide their work freely – as long as the work is completed within\nthe deadline. In a survey by freelance.de, two thirds the freelancers states\nthat their flexible work hours are the main reason for their position as\nfreelancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trend 4: Expertise\nremains crucial <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Project providers are looking for experts. Due to their work\nin different projects and with different clients, freelancers often have more\nroutine in familiarizing themselves with new topics and working with unknown\nteams. Therefore, it is even more important for the project providers that\nthese empirical values are forwarded in the form of references.
\nQualifications of freelancers will become more relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on gender equality issues, references provide more\nneutral and more important conclusions about the quality of a freelancers’ work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trend 5:\nCollaboration is key<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although freelancers are often equated with lone fighters, the trend is quite different: Networking and teamwork are becoming more and more important. Since digitalization removes all boundaries of cooperation (also in international and cultural areas), so-called social collaboration in mixed teams is becoming more and more the standard. In addition to this type of teamwork, freelancers also take on large project assignments for which they are responsible. They put together their own teams from other freelancers and coordinate and organize the entire process. However, it is not only the collaboration on a project that is becoming more important for freelancers. The classic home office is also being swapped by some for a more bustling environment: shared offices and coworking<\/a> spaces are a big trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trend 6:\nSelf-determination and changing values<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This trend towards a new type of collaboration is certainly linked to a new generation. Generation Y has arrived in the working world and is striving for new values: They want to make their hobby their profession<\/a>, bring self-determination, strive for self-fulfilment, demand enjoyment of work and flat hierarchies \u2013 income has to take a back seat. All these requirements can be implemented as freelancers. Another reason why the number of freelancers will continue to rise in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trend 7: Rising\nhourly rates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Due to the high demand for freelancers, hourly rates will\nkeep rising. This is especially true for the section IT and development. In\nother industries, different distributions apply. Depending on their\nqualifications, freelancers quote very different hourly rates. There is no\nfixed hourly rate for a particular expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is worthwhile for companies to compare the range of\nfreelancers instead of assigning at the very first opportunity. In addition, it\nis worth taking a close look: the first step is to identify a technically\nsuitable expert through a large selection. Via Internet platforms such as\nfreelance.de, the comparison and selection can take place within a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The future is now!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Post your own projects and find freelancers on freelance.de<\/a><\/p>\n

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